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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient. Building an advocacy campaign?

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. Since the LinkedIn community is a social network built for business and nonprofit professionals, it is absolutely a best practice to tag and thank your corporate sponsors and partners. For example, this post by the Houston Food Bank tags and shows appreciation for their sponsor , CVS Health.

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A Social Media Strategy for Scientific Research or Policy Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? They rely only on credible sources.

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Social Media in the Nonprofit Workplace: Does Your Organization Need A Social Media Policy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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New Orleans here I come! The Social Enterprise Summit 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I'm especially excited about the significant focus on public policy and advocacy for social entrepreneurship. We were lucky to have the support of the Surdna Foundation for a policy-specific conference track. I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans.

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Have you read your legislator’s tweet yet?

NCE Social Media

Tags: Facebook Marketing and Awareness Microblog Policy Tools Video Wordpress advocacy congress follow hayes legislators tweet. If they are are you following them or communicating with them through their social media contacts? Please share a list of your legislators who use social media so we may compile a list here.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Should foundations align their grantmaking directives with their endowment investment policies? Your Guide to the E-Advocacy Revolution from PolicyLink.

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